BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie * Gather Brisbane selected in landmark deal to deliver first of its kindGabba Entertainment and Housing Precinct - a new $1.4 billion 17,000-seat indoor arena and nearly 4,000 new homes. * Arena construction to begin early next...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: COMMANDER ASHLEIGH PAYNE, CSC, RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER HMAS STALWART:Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I'm Commander Ashleigh Payne, Commanding Officer of HMAS Stalwart, and it's our privilege to host you here today. I'd now like to introduce the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Thank you so much, Commander, and I regard it as an incredibl...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ERNESTO TANMANTIONG, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION:Prime Minister Albanese, it is our joy to welcome you to Jollibee. Distinguished guests, friends from Australia, the Philippines, it's a jolly good day. You know, Jollibee got a small ice cream parlours in the Philippines. Today, we have gone to nearly 2,000 stores across 17 countries, and we are proud and excited ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: A taste of the Philippines is coming to Australia as the Philippines' largest restaurant company, Jollibee, expands into the Australian market. Prime Minister Albanese joined Jollibee Global President and CEO, Ernesto Tanmantiong at a Jollibee restaurant in Manila, to announce two franchise agreements to establish stores in Australia. Jollibee will open its doors in dozens of locations across New Sou...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia is strengthening defence cooperation and maritime security in Southeast Asia to enhance the stability and prosperity of our region. Following a visit to HMAS Stalwart in Manila today, Prime Minister Albanese witnessed the signing of a new Australia-Philippines Defence Cooperation Arrangement. Expanding on the existing Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation, the arrangement provi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 13 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Acting Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Tony Perrett * Crisafulli Government welcomes Rio Tinto's $2.6 billion investment in Kangwinan bauxite project at groundbreaking ceremony in Weipa. * The project is expected to support more than 1,300 construction jobs and help sus...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 13 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Acting Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Tony Perrett * The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments investing to pilot a critical minerals and rare earth elements research centre in Mount Isa. * Focus on building national capability in critical minerals research and processin...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Please note:Arrest image available via Hightail A Villawood man is scheduled to appear before Bankstown Local Court today (13 November, 2026) charged with child abuse and child exploitation offences. The AFP investigation began after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers identified alleged child abuse material on a mobi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA:Thanks for joining us. I'm joined by the Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum, and also the leaders of Niue, Tonga, FSM, Tuvalu, Palau, Solomon Islands and Fiji is caught up in a meeting. You'll hear from myself and then Minister Bowen, and then on behalf of PIF, President Whipps who is the chair, current chair of the Pacific Island Forum. It is a ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia has focused global attention on the Pacific at the world's biggest climate conference, COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted the imminent threat of climate change in the Pacific and called for global support for the Pacific Resilience Facility, a Pacific-owned and led financing institution. Australia is proud founding contributor to the Facility, which ...